Two non-native shrubs, Amelanchier and Gaultheria, are said by oral history to have been planted there by landscape gardener Gertrude Jekyll,[1] who lived approximately 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the north at Munstead Wood, Busbridge.

[1] Hydon's Ball is a meeting spot for local Morris Dancers who gather on the hilltop to welcome the first day of spring.

[1] The Grade II listed Robertson War Memorial lies slightly below the summit of Hydon's Ball.

[1] Hydon's Ball is centred 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south of Godalming, which sits by the A3, in central southern England.

Around 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) away, Milford railway station is nearest to the hill on the direct line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour.